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Independent · Metal Men · #1 · Modern Age · ID-2422134
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Market-wide signal (top 4) · Issue-specific signal (bottom 2 · tagged ISSUE)
Metal Men #1 demonstrates disciplined liquidity depth and stable sovereign grade spread characteristics across current secondary market trading.
News linked to this book, the Grand Comics Database record, variants and the source of each figure.
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| Grade | Panel Profits |
|---|---|
| 10.0 | $137.00 |
| 9.8 | $105.00 |
| 9.6 | $31.71 |
| 9.4 | $6.50 |
| 9.2 | $23.24 |
| 8.0 | $16.02 |
| 6.0 | $10.00 |
| 4.0 | $2.36 |
| 3.0 | $2.00 |
| 2.0 | $2.00 |
| Raw | $3.61 |
Single-source econometric valuation across 1 verified monthly observation epochs (0Y runway)
Hedonic age factor + census scarcity weighting.
80% Interval: Unmeasured (Insufficient Volatility Sample)
Wholesale realization (45% haircut · ILLIQUID_SPECIALTY)
Relative-value gravitational equilibrium anchored to the foundational genesis instruments of sequential art.
| Grade | Dealer Buy (Bid) | Retail Sell (Ask) | Spread | Underwriting House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $2.80 | $10.99 | 74.5% | Khamsin Custodial |
| Raw | $0.80 | $3.99 | 79.9% | Arnveld Capital |
Multi-tier analytical consensus distinguishing public truth, firm posture, desk urgency, and personal exposure
Speculative micro-allocation with high-beta risk/reward characteristics.
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Variant cover era. Trade paperback culture. Independent movement flourishes. Digital distribution begins.
Census-registered copies anchor pricing. First appearances of characters adapted to screen drive the market.
No narrative synopsis recorded in GCD for this sequence.
A pricing discrepancy between an auction listing and the prevailing cleared consensus value across organized exchanges, allowing rapid liquidity capture before market equilibrium reconverges.
As an impending meteor strike grips the world's attention, Henry Casper visits Dr. Will Magnus at Magnus Robotics to have the Metal Men intervene. Magnus refuses, fearing that they will be destroyed forever and the robots wonder what he means: in the past, when they were destroyed in battle, Magnus would simply rebuild them. Mercury is particularly upset at being denied answers and after Gold pleads with him to explain, Magnus sends them out to investigate the meteor and sidestep their questions. No sooner does it land than a group of small spherical robots fly away with it, past military guards and the Metal Men. Tin spots them and Iron forms a cannon to shoot Mercury at the thieves. Gold knocks away the drones and Lead scoops up the rock to shield any humans from radiation. Mercury spots someone following them and wants to interrogate him but Platinum insists they return and complete their mission. The meteor is a strange alien metal that Doc speculates he can turn into a robot which leads to further questioning about his secret Level 12 lab. As the Metal Men grill him, Peter Tonegawa arrives: he wants to license the Metal Men's design for his company Bundai International. Magnus explains that they are unique and their Responsometers are one-of-a-kind. When he refuses, Tonegawa sends drones to attack them and steal the technology—the same small bots who attempted to take the meteor. They are followed by the mammoth M2 robot who destroys the lab. In the chaos, the fighting descends to Level 12, in spite of Magnus' warnings and attempts to steer them clear. When they arrive, they find several humans lying in vegetative states on a table just before a support beam gives out and crushes them. Suddenly, a flood of hazy memories comes back to the Metal Men and Magnus declares that he has killed them all again.
Valuation parity across physical collectible manifestations for Metal Men #1.
CGC, CBCS, PSA Universal certified high-grade specimens (9.8 / 9.6 / 9.4). The gold standard for institutional alternative investment.
Official witnessed creator-signed slabs (Yellow label). Valued based on creator historical stature and inscription provenance.
Certified specimens from landmark historical collections (Edgar Church / Mile High, White Mountain, Kansas City, Pacific Coast).
Original newsstand barcode distribution copies. Extremely scarce in high grade due to newsstand rack wear and unsold return pulping.
Regional price test market copies (Canadian 75¢/95¢ variants, Marvel 30¢/35¢ test variants). Highly coveted micro-population rarities.
Exclusively allocated copies requiring retailer orders of 1:25, 1:50, 1:100, or 1:500 standard copies. Immediate manufactured scarcity.
Unslabbed collector copies inspected under standard Overstreet physical guidelines. The primary pool for grading arbitrage.
Alternative artistic interpretations, virgin covers, metal foil, and convention exclusives with dedicated collector followings.
Standard specialty comic shop printings sold through non-returnable distribution. The baseline circulation foundation.
Green label copies with significant manufacturing flaws, unwitnessed signatures, or missing coupons that do not affect the main story.
Purple label copies with professional or amateur color touch, tear seals, piece fill, or spine rebuilds.
Blue/Grey label copies treated exclusively with archival preservation techniques (leaf-casting, rice paper tear reinforcement, solvent wash).
Official second, third, or later printings released to satisfy secondary market sellouts. Distinct cover art and trade dress.
International editions licensed by La Prensa (Mexico), Editora Abril (Brazil), Panini (Europe), or Titan (UK).
Certified printing oddities (missing foil, inverted interior, double covers, foil color error). Unique curiosity pieces.
Advance promotional black-and-white booklets, ashcans created to secure trademark rights, and preview giveaways.
Each cover variant, retailer incentive, and subsequent printing represents an independent atomic tradeable instrument with unique supply elasticity, barcode registration, and secondary market demand.
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All prices are current market price based on historic completed sales with a buyer and seller agreeing on price. Calculated via proprietary algorithm tracking end-of-month historical sales. Unsold items are excluded.
Stored PriceCharting 9.8 price for product 2422134. 1 dated nightly snapshot on file for this book.
The Metal Men battle the Missile Men.
Recorded price evidence by source and grade tier. Ungraded / RAW pricing represents loose physical copies; certified grading authorities record authenticated slabbed grades only. Unpriced grades remain unpriced.
| Authority Source / Metric | RAWUNGRADED | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.8ANCHOR | 10.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel Profits(Exchange FMV) | $3.61 | — | $2.00 | $2.36 | — | $10.00 | — | $16.02 | — | $23.24 | $31.71 | $105.00 | $137.00 |
Panel Profits(Bid (Buy Price)) | $0.80 | — | — | — | — | $2.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Ask (Sell Price)) | $3.99 | — | — | — | — | $10.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Panel Profits(Annual Volume) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 tracked sales | — |
Panel Profits(Realized Listings) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 sold | — |
Highest verified price observed. Non-9.8 books never receive a 9.8 price or synthetic valuation.
ComicBase catalog guide reference valuation. Evaluated independently from newsstand cover prices and certified slabs.
Historical cover price stamped on physical newsstand or direct copies at initial publication.
Panel Profits decodes auction transaction feeds into sovereign econometric market valuations and bid-ask spreads. CGC, CBCS, and PSA never carry RAW prices.